Kenya vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Kenya
4.9 years
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
4.26 years
in 2024
Kenya rank
142nd
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank
143rd

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Kenya
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.9 years against 4.26 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), a difference of 0.64 years.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ahead.

Kenya ranks 142nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 143rd of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.48 years 1.75 years 0.2698 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
1980s 2.33 years 2.37 years 0.0344 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
1990s 2.46 years 3.02 years 0.5576 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
2000s 2.88 years 3.11 years 0.231 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
2010s 4.37 years 3.62 years 0.7425 years Kenya
2020s 4.85 years 4.02 years 0.8337 years Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Kenya or WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
Kenya, at 4.9 years against 4.26 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Kenya and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
0.64 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kenya and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 142nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 143rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,501 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release